Studio Indoor Environmental Quality

Short term:
1. Work on obtaining hand held vacuums for each studio. One Greenlight member in each studio will be responsible for secure storage of the vacuum and checking it out to other studio mates.

2. Make sure each studio has enough recycling and trash bins in easy to reach locations to ensure materials end up where they belong. Each bin will be properly labeled to prevent misuse. There will also be instructions posted as to what to do in the event of full trash bins (such as where to find more or how to contact someone to empty them).

3. Begin a pilot program to collect scrap material to be returned to the woodshop. A large metal bin will be placed in the GD1 studio and the GD2 studio. The materials could eventually be retrieved by the student store to be re-sold to students.

4. Formulate a list of “studio guidelines” that will be posted in a highly visible location in each studio. The goal of these guidelines is to inform studio residents about rules and codes of conduct in studio that pertain to the creation of a healthy studio environment.

5. Meet the janitorial staff event. We can each bring in a potluck item to encourage students to attend. It would be pre-empted by an advertising campaign from the awareness group. The goal would be to get to know the staff and create a link to open communication so that we each know the others expectations and capabilities, and will know what to do if an issue comes up.

6. “Greening the studio with actual green.” An informal gathering in which potted plants are divided and split amongst smaller pots, which will then be placed within studios to allow nature to be brought inside.

7. Create a sign up list within each large studio room for cleaning common areas.

8. Work with the department chair to establish a clean studio award (such as free pizza) to be given out periodically throughout the semester.

Long term:
1. Create a list of sustainable materials to be used in studio. This can be created in conjunction with studio professors who may discuss it at the beginning of each semester.

2. Work with studio instructors to integrate “studio culture” ideas into syllabus. Stressed will be the importance of setting up a system to keep the studio clean and orderly and setting aside actual studio time to accomplish it. This includes cleaning of common areas and sink/fridge/kitchen areas. This could work by creating a weekly signup list for common area cleaning as well as instituting a once a month studio “clean out” day. On this day, all items would be removed from the floor and as well as organizing common areas so as to allow janitorial staff to come in for a thorough cleaning.

3. Find a permanent storage solution for studios. One solution is to purchase units for inside the studios themselves, which could possibly be covered with corkboard so that they can still be used as pinup space. We could purchase units for out in unused areas in the building, such as in some hallways (fire and life safety codes will need to be checked to ensure the storage doesn't interfere). Another storage options include adding a raised storage platform under existing desks where support structure is already in place. This would enable the janitorial staff to come in and mop the floors if our materials weren't placed on the floor. Another option would be to “check out” rolling storage units to each person as they enter studio. Each person will put a deposit on their unit which will be assigned to them until they graduate. The units will have a way to be locked to a studio desk so they don't wander off.